Management of children and adolescents with severe obesity;Il percorso terapeutico del bambino e dell'adolescente con obesità grave

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 413-431

  Valerio, G ^a   Licenziati, M R ^b   Tanas, R ^c   Morino, G ^d   Ambruzzi, A M ^d   Balsamo, A ^e   Brambilla, P ^f   Bruzzi, P ^g   Calcaterra, V ^h   Crino A ^d   De Falco, R ^b   Franzese, A ⁱ   Giordano, U ^d   Grugni, G ^j   Iaccarino Idelson, P ⁱ   Iughetti, L ^g   Maffeis, C ^k   Manco, M ^d   Miraglia Del Giudice, E ^l   Mozzillo, E ^a,i   Zito, E ⁱ   Bernasconi, S ^m   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b SANTOBONO PAUSILIPON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Centro Obesità Villa Igea   (Italy)

^d BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f ASL Milano 2   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^j ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^l SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^m Università Degli Studi Azienda Ospedaliera   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Life style; Obesity; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBESITY; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; ITALY; LOW CALORY DIET; METHODOLOGY; MORBID OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIET, REDUCING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; ITALY; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY, MORBID; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84869227676     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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